INTRODUCTION

Surf School Teens Camp Lisbon

Nomad Surfers organizes probably the most Multi-national Surf Camp for Teenagers in Europe.

The Surf School Teens Camp Lisbon is located in Costa Caparica Beach, 100 meters from the beach and only 20 minutes from Lisbon International Airport. It is one of many vacation spots in central Portugalwhich is noted for its beauty and tourist possibilities.

Our Teens campis right beside the beach with a very long sandy beach, safe and perfect beach breaks; it’s an idyllic place for the practice and learning of Surfing. Hosting teens with ages of 12-18 years old from Russia, Italy, UK, France, Switzerland, Belgium, USA, Canada, Spain and other countries every year. Full privacy in double rooms and shared rooms also available.

English and Portuguese Language Courses are also available for teens who wish to learn or improve their English during the stay. The courses are having a lot of acceptance and very good results because the children learn in a relaxed environment and our programming focuses more on different areas not covered during the school. The Surf Courses are also taught in English so that the kids get used to it and learn in a relaxed and unconscious way.

Most of the days we wake up to have a healthy breakfast, walk to the beach, morning surfing session, warm shower while the lunch is getting ready at our beachfront restaurant (nobody leaves the table hungry), beach break, one more surf session, quick shower for an afternoon snack.

Walk back to the camp, shower time, dinner and evening activities such as Apneia (safety surf course), movie night, slack line, parties, pool activities, ball games. There is also an excursion day on every 10 days camp for the city tour, Bounce, paintball, horse riding or any extra activity the group decide to do.

Another Nomad Surfers best choice! You will never forget this experience!

THE ACCOMMODATION

Surf School Teens Camp Lisbon

The teens are supervised by our staff 24 hours with medical assistance (first aids). The Surf camp entrance is closed during the night.

Every package includes meals, shared accommodation (full privacy in double rooms also avilable), two surf lessons per day and of course, the right to enjoy all the facilities that are included in the Surf camp (swimming pool, tennis court(extra course, ping pong table, free wifi, etc). All our Camps are mixed although the bedrooms distribution is by sex and age (12-18 years old). We try to room the teens by similar ages.

We encourage the parents to provide some pocket money for vending machine at the accommodation, supermarket, lunch, and dinner on excursion day, ice-creams, t-shirts, drinks, or extra activities not included, etc. They will also need money for the first day as dinner only is included and last day as breakfast only is included.

Lunches are served in a restaurant in front of the beach with everything the teens deserve, starter, main course, dessert, water, and juice. After Surf Snack in between the second surf session and afternoon activities, sandwich, fruit, and juice.

Dinners are varied and include all the necessary nutrition for teenagers this age. A starter or soup, main course, and dessert. Juices and water also included. We cater for Celiacs or Vegetarian teens as well. A fully equipped kitchen is also available.

For Parents

Nomad Surfers have dedicated many years to the practice and teaching of surfing as qualified instructors, and we organized our first Teens Surf Camp in 1998 with great enthusiasm, specializing in minors. We know the responsibility that this entails, that is why at Surf School Teens Camp Lisbon the boys/girls will be controlled at all the times, in the surf lessons, extra activities and free time by our monitors, and will be always accompanied by teachers graduates, surfing, sports and recreation with the maximum security for them.

Our teens will sleep with monitors with experience in sports activities and outdoor games. They will be responsible for checking that the teens meet the standards of Surf Camp and make extra activities in the evenings. To you, parents which always concerned about is the safety of their children. Your children are monitored 24 hours per day by qualified instructors with a system of internal rules which must be followed.

MEDICAL PROCEDURES

The camp fees cover basic first aid care provided by our staff. Should your child require special care, medication or hospitalization, you will be fully responsible for all the costs incurred.

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT THE CAMP MANAGER, TATA!

THE ACTIVITIES

Surf School Teens Camp Lisbon

Surf School Teens Camp Lisbon runs for 10 days, the day of arrival and departure is free of Surf, as everybody has different flight times, although teens can surf if they have their own material and if they stay for two different dates (20 or 30 days). The Surf Center is 20 minutes walking and 5 minutes by car from the accommodation.

Surf

Every surf day they will practice, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, for how long depends on the conditions, our goal is to have at least 3 hours per day. The other activities are focused to enhance your qualities for sport, improve your fitness and above all to have fun and live Surf School Teens Camp Lisbon, the best experience of your life!!

All material is included, we have 6 teens per instructor, from beginners to experts:

LEVELS

INITIATION LEVEL

✔ Evaluation of each person to know in which level he or she has and which points to work on.

✔ Introduction to waves without surfboards

✔ Introduction with the surfboard always laying down.

✔ Practice balance and Timing

✔ Paddling

✔ Exercises to get up on the board in and out of the water.

✔ Stand Up and Balance position.

✔ Exercises of weight change from front leg to back leg

✔ Sitting on the board

✔ Walking on board

✔ Learn to turn left and learn to turn right.

IMPROVEMENT

✔ Evaluation of each person to know in which level he or she has and which points to work on.

✔ Turning direction while sitting

✔ Explosive paddling

✔ Paddle to the outside

✔ Techniques to pass the waves while paddling out (Eskimo roll, etc)

✔ Catching green waves with the help of the coach pushing

✔ Timing and reading of waves to know in which direction to paddle and when to get up

✔ Surf green waves going left, surf green waves going right.

✔ Theory (Priority rules, Safety procedures, currents and tides)

✔ Video analysis.

✔ Exercises on Streetboardz. Skateboards with front trucks that move laterally and specially designed to train rail to rail surfing.

Apneia

Certified APNEA instructors will teach you about what is happening in your body when you breathe and hold your breath is key to being relaxed in hold down situations. Learning breathing techniques that help prevent blackouts is vital for staying safe. Be safe and bring your surfing to a next level.

Language Courses

Surf School Teens Camp Lisbon offer optional Portuguese and English Language courses. No one will miss out on any surfing the classes schedule vary according to the surf lessons.

Other Activities

✔ Stretching: Specific and fundamental Stretching exercises to help you perform radical surfing maneuvers and basic and avoid injuries.

✔ Streetboardz: We will train you to carve rail to rail on our recently acquired Streetboardz which are longboard skateboards with a front truck that moves sideways to simulate the turns of a surfboard or snowboard. There is a skate circuit walking distance.

✔ Tennis: We encourage you to bring your tennis rackets and balls as the center has a tennis court (Tennis court rental 5 EUR per hour)

✔ Green space for various games: There is a huge beautiful green space to play at the actual surf camp.

LOCATION & GETTING HERE

Location

Surf School Teens Camp Lisbon is only 20 minutes from Lisbon downtown and airport. With an extension of 13 km of sandy beaches surrounded by the nature reserves of Costa da Caparica Fossil Cliff and Mêdos National Woods, Almada also has in its historic centres countless places worth to visit, such as the Zagallos Manor House, in Sobreda or the Contemporary Art Centre at Casa da Cerca, in Old Almada, among many other suggestions. Only 10 min walking to the beach, 5 minutes to restaurants, bakery and supermarkets.

Getting Here

Transfer

You don’t have to worry about getting to the Surf School Teens Camp Lisbon. We will designate a responsible for pick ups and drop offs at Lisbon Area. You just need to provide us the information about the schedule of arrival and departure and we will organize the transfer at Lisbon International airport, train or bus station.

Your child will often be one of many children arriving at the airport or train station to be escorted to camp. Whilst our representatives will always try to arrange for onward transport to camp with the minimum of delay, it should be understood that your child may be required to wait at the airport or train station for up to two hours before he/she commences the onward journey, due to flight delays affecting other children and/or difficult traffic conditions.

Upon arrival at the destination airport or train station, your child should look for a Camps representative, who will be displaying a Camps sign. Airports and train stations can be quite crowded and hectic, you should instruct your child to wait at the airport’s or train station’s information desk should he/she not locate our representative on arrival.

By Air Plane

There is a lot of airline companies operating at Lisbon Portela Airport, providing both business class and low cost flights to tourists around the world. About 40 airline companies, of which the most notable are Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Finnair, Easy Jet, Air France, Blue Air, British Airways and Brussels Airlines. These companies ensure the connection between Lisbon (and, by extension, Portugal) and virtually all corners of the world, linking the capital to destinations like Amsterdam and Paris, Madrid and Rome, London and Moscow, the Canary Islands, Bucharest, Philadelphia, Tunis, Tel Aviv, Cairo and so on.

If you want minor escort service, make sure you organize it with the airline before you buy the ticket. You will Need to provide our manager ´s document and contact number.

By train

In terms of railway transport, the tourist and commercial platform of Lisbon is serviced by four main train stations: the Santa Apolonia (Estacao da Santa Apolonia), the so-called Rossio (Estacao do Rossio), Barreiro (Estacao do Barreiro) and Cais do Sodre (Estacao do Cais do Sodre).

The Santa Apolonia Train Station (Estacao da Santa Apolonia) is the largest of all, is located in the vicinity of the Alfama district. It is the main terminal for trains which ensure the connection between Lisbon and north and east Portugal, as well as between Lisbon and international destinations like Madrid and Paris.

By bus

Rede Nacional Expressos

In terms of bus connections, Lisbon is fairly well linked to virtually the entire Portugal by means of the bus lines made available by the so-called Rede Nacional de Expressos. The main bus station in Lisbon, at least as far as domestic bus trips are concerned, is Rodoviaria da Sete Rios (Sete Rios Bus Station).

Eurolines

For international bus connections between Lisbon and other European destinations, Eurolines seems to provide the most extensive offers.

Car

Some might find it rewarding to get to Lisbon by car. This is, without a doubt, one of the most time-consuming manners of traveling to the capital of Portugal, first of all, due to the city’s geographical location on the west coast of the country, and secondly, because the first step of getting to Portugal is to cross Spain. The border between the two countries is pegged out by 15 checkpoints, so the alternatives are fairly reasonable, as far as their diversity is concerned. The border crossing process is also said to be, as a rule, quite smooth.

Passaport and Visas

Please ensure that your child has a valid passport and appropriate visas for all the countries he/she will be visiting. No refunds will be made when a child is unable to start camp due to delays in obtaining appropriate passports or visas. All children must have either a passport or other valid identification for copy at the camp office for the duration of the camp.

What to bring

✔ Underwear for each day

✔ Socks for closed shoes

✔ Summer t-shirts and shorts

✔ Long pants and sweater

✔ A raincoat

✔ Sports Shoes for Skate classes

✔ Flipflops/ Sandals

✔ Swimsuit / bikini

✔ 2 towels (beach + shower)

✔ Small backpack to carry things to the beach

✔ Pijamas

✔ Toiletry kit (Towel, Toothpaste and toothbrush, champoo, gel, etc.)

✔ Hat or visor

✔ Sunscreen lotion

✔ The mobile phone is optional, the idea is that are disconnected from the electronics.

✔ Pocket money (all diets are included but should bring extra money to buy one dinner, vending machine in the accommodation, supermarket, some ice cream and drink on the beach or during excursions, or extra optional activities)

✔ Small Locker

✔ Clothes for Fantasy and Hawaiian Parties

DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT THE CAMP MANAGER, TATA!

Thanks for a great stay

"Dear Josè,
just a quick email to tell you how much Alberto was happy during his surf camp in Costa Caparica . The boys had a terrific time together with lots of other teenager’s improving their surf and their english ….they also had a blast during the other fun activities such as paintball , jumps , soccer and skate .
They are already talking of coming back next year and they are thinking of France , so I will need next winter your advice on this .
I would also like to ask you how we can have some photos of their experience at the camp , we would love to see them .
Thanks again for all your help and knowledge .
Keep in touch and have a great summer"

- Edoardo

21:0108/08/2015

Thank you for all the organization

""Hi Elaine Costa, I wanted to let you know that Jaime returned yesterday from Portugal delighted his stay. He liked the place and says that the staff are very friendly. It was a good experience, and I wanted to thank you for all the organization. Greetings and see you soon"
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- Teresa

21:3107/24/2015

Thank you for fantastic surf holiday to my two boys

"""To all at Nomad, I just wanted to say thank you to you all for the fantastic surf holiday my two boys had in Portugal. Apparently the instructors were fantastic, the food delicious and it was an all round huge success. They are already asking if the camp is open in October? Thank you to everyone!"""

- Liza Alexis

15:2207/22/2015

very great experience

"Dear Jose, dear staff of Nomad Surf Resort in Faro A big thank you to all of you for having provided a very great experience to my daughter Claire!!!! She had a great time at your camp and is planning to come back next summer! Enjoy the rest of your summer! Best Regards,"

- Maya Chauffard

11:3207/07/2015

Great Times

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"Hello Jose, Juan had a great time and met some great friends and instructors. Juan would be really happy to have some video of his surf. Could you send me some? He says there was someone taking footage from the water. Thanks and regards""

- Mamen (Mother of Juan Roman)

12:0209/09/2014

The girls really enjoyed the teen camp in july.

"The girls really enjoyed the teen camp in july.
"Hi jose, The girls really enjoyed the teen camp in july. My daughter Ines has a holiday in october and was wondering if you are organising a camp at this time of the year. Please let me know. thanks"
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- Fabienne Legrand

10:0208/19/2014

This choice was perfectly suited for Virgil.

"Hello Julien, I really want to thank you for your advice about the choice of surfcamp for my son Virgil Aubin. This choice was perfectly suited for Virgil. I wanted to tell you how touched I am very human qualities Russo quality of his team at the managerial level of surfing, the quality of the organization, leadership ... I plan to leave Virgil surfcamp this summer. Again thank you.""

- Louise Aubin

11:2204/12/2014

...scale from 1 to 10, he gave it 10 !!!!!

"Hi Jose' just want to say THANKS to all of your guys there at the camp. Leo came back very, very satisfied! He said on a scale from 1 to 10, he gave it 10 !!!!! He says he definitly wants to go back to your place next summer but then for 2 courses (22 days!!) So, I guess you can understand he had a good time ! thanks for giving him that experience! best reg"